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The Fist in the Wilderness
by Lavender, David
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 082630494X
- ISBN 13
- 9780826304940
- Seller
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Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque, NM: Universiry of New Mexico Press, 1964. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Covers show user wear; creasing to cover corners and rubbing along edges; 1" diameter old sticker mark on rear cover; the first few top page corners are slightly creased. ; Introduction by David J. Wishart. This is the Bison Books edition. "Lavender realtes the story of men such as John Jacob Astor and Ramsay Crooks, who competed with Britain's Hudson's Bay Company for fur resources of the Great Lakes region and the upper Missouri River country. Within this framework of contest and competition, Lavender shows how the American Fur Company learned to exploit the needs and wants of Indian tribes to gain a superior economic position over the British." ; 6 x 9 1/8"; 490 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chequamegon Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112625
- Title
- The Fist in the Wilderness
- Author
- Lavender, David
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 082630494X
- ISBN 13
- 9780826304940
- Publisher
- Universiry of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Fur Trade, Wilderness, David Lavender, Voyageur
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Chequamegon Book Company
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About the Seller
Chequamegon Book Company
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Washburn, Wisconsin
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...